Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patient encounters with comparison by pandemic period
From: Hospitalization patterns for adolescents with eating disorders during COVID-19
Entire Sample N = 467 | Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic N = 120 (25.7%) | During COVID-19 Pandemic N = 347 (74.3%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | ||||
Sex | 0.561a | |||
Female | 419 (89.7%) | 106 (88.3%) | 313 (90.2%) | |
Male | 48 (10.3%) | 14 (11.7%) | 34 (9.8%) | |
Age at admission, in years | 0.057a | |||
Mean (SD) | 15.2 (2.3) | 14.8 (2.5) | 15.3 (2.2) | |
Median (IQR) | 15.0 (14.0, 17.0) | 15.0 (13.0, 16.5) | 15.0 (14.0, 17.0) | |
Insurance type | 0.062a | |||
Private | 366 (78.4%) | 91 (75.8%) | 275 (79.3%) | |
Public | 88 (18.8%) | 22 (18.3%) | 66 (19.0%) | |
No insurance | 13 (2.8%) | 7 (5.8%) | 6 (1.7%) | |
Abnormal EKG | 0.002a | |||
Yes | 278 (59.5%) | 86 (71.7%) | 192 (55.3%) | |
No | 189 (40.5%) | 34 (28.3%) | 155 (44.7%) | |
Abnormal Echo | 0.263a | |||
Yes | 29 (6.2%) | 10 (8.3%) | 19 (5.5%) | |
No | 438 (93.8%) | 110 (91.7%) | 328 (94.5%) | |
NG Tube usage | 0.225a | |||
Yes | 133 (28.5%) | 29 (24.2%) | 104 (30.0%) | |
No | 334 (71.5%) | 91 (75.8%) | 243 (70.0%) | |
HR < 40 | 0.437a | |||
Yes | 197 (42.2%) | 47 (39.2%) | 150 (43.2%) | |
No | 270 (57.8%) | 73 (60.8%) | 197 (56.8%) | |
Patient admitted to the PICU | 0.725a | |||
Yes | 58 (12.4%) | 16 (13.3%) | 42 (12.1%) | |
No | 409 (87.6%) | 104 (86.7%) | 305 (88.0%) | |
Length of stay in Days | 0.001b | |||
Mean (SD) | 11.0 (7.6) | 7.8 (3.5) | 12.1 (8.3) | |
Median (IQR) | 9.0 (7.0, 13.0) | 7.0 (5.0, 10.0) | 10.0 (7.0, 14.0) | |
Readmission | 0.180a | |||
Yes | 127 (27.2%) | 27 (22.5%) | 100 (28.8%) | |
No | 340 (72.8%) | 93 (77.5%) | 247 (71.2%) | |
# Days between readmissions | 0.053a | |||
< 30 days | 20 (4.3%) | 5 (4.2%) | 15 (4.3%) | |
30 or > days | 51 (11.0%) | 6 (5.0%) | 45 (13.0%) | |
No readmission | 396 (84.8%) | 109 (90.8%) | 287 (82.7%) | |
Patient Boarded | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 141 (30.2%) | 13 (10.8%) | 128 (36.9%) | |
No | 326 (69.8%) | 107 (89.2%) | 219 (63.1%) | |
Number of days boarding | 0.032b | |||
Mean (SD) | 9.4 (9.3) | 5.0 (2.5) | 9.9 (9.6) | |
Median (IQR) | 7.0 (4.0, 11.0) | 5.0 (2.0, 7.0) | 7.0 (4.0, 12.0) | |
% of Weight Loss | 0.521a | |||
> % 20 | 187 (40.0%) | 53 (44.2%) | 134 (38.6%) | |
> % 15 | 95 (20.3%) | 26 (21.7%) | 69 (20.0%) | |
> % 10 | 110 (23.6%) | 23 (19.2%) | 87 (25.1%) | |
None | 75 (16.1%) | 18 (15.0%) | 57 (16.2%) | |
Level of Malnutrition | 0.485a | |||
Severe | 205 (44.0%) | 59 (49.2%) | 146 (42.1%) | |
Moderate | 102 (21.8%) | 26 (21.7%) | 76 (22.0%) | |
Mild | 109 (23.3%) | 25 (20.8%) | 84 (24.2%) | |
None | 51 (11.0%) | 10 (8.3%) | 41 (11.8%) | |
Eating disorder diagnosis | 0.337a | |||
Anorexia nervosa (AN) | 381 (81.6%) | 98 (81.7%) | 283 (81.6%) | |
Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) | 74 (15.9%) | 21 (17.5%) | 53 (15.3%) | |
Bulimia Nervosa (BN) | 12 (2.6%) | 1 (0.8%) | 11 (3.2%) |